CU Student Government hosting student leaders at Pac-12 Summit

Around 20 college students from universities in the Pac-12 conference are in Boulder this weekend attending a leadership summit at the University of Colorado.

The summit, which is hosted by CU Student Government, begins today and ends Sunday.

In addition to several team-building activities, student leaders will participate in workshops about the environment and activism. They'll get a tour of CU's recycling facilities and athletics complex.

They'll also discuss sexual assault and meningitis B vaccinations.

This is the fourth summit of Pac-12 student leaders, according to Madalena DeAndrea, CU student body president for internal affairs.

Students from the University of Oregon, University of Southern California, University of Utah and Washington State university are attending the summit.

"It allows for wider collaboration because we're all at different schools but a lot of times we're experiencing similar issues," DeAndrea said. "It allows us to put our heads together and come up with solutions for issues that are common throughout our campuses."

Marcus Fotenos, CU student body president of external affairs, said talking with other student leaders may lead to ideas or initiatives that CU student leaders hadn't thought of.

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"Students can have a very influential role in tackling some of these bigger issues," Fotenos said. "Our administration is really interesting in addressing sexual misconduct. And to do that, we're hoping to work with other campus organizations and offices. Students, in whatever way, shape or form can have a big role in addressing issues throughout their campuses."

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